I get that, and it sucks that the talent pool isn't that deep. That younger fighters have to fight others on the twilight of their careers to move forward.My issue with Colby is this . . . he acts like he is some "uncrowned champion". The reality is far different when you look closely at his record. Look at his last 5 fights, as an example. Woodley, Usman, Lawler, Dos Anjos, and Maia.
Surely we can all admit that, while those five have great reputations in MMA, only ONE is actually still in their ascendency career-wise. And Usman just happens to be the loss on Covington's record. So, yeah, he can only fight the people put in front of him . . . and, while I will not disrespect ANY of the four fighters who lost to him, they are clearly closer to the end of their careers than the start. In short, they are fighters he "should" beat.
Put him up against Burns, Edwards, or Masvidal, and lets see him face a stiffer test.
I think masvidal loses to colby. As much as i would want Jorge to win. Colbys pressure is very good. He'll probably just do to Jorge what usman did.
Colby lost to usman. But I remember that fight being very competitive, it was definitely not one sided. I had it 2-2 going into the 5th round. Usman definitely had his hands full. Had that fight went the distance i think it would have been a split decision (and I can't say who, because of how competitive it was).
Colby also was able to "finish" tyron. Something usman and burns couldn't do.
I still have my suspicions of usman being on something. Dude is massive, with unlimited cardio.